de-toxify
de-toxify is the alternative form of detoxify.
Meaning of detoxify
Verb
detoxify (third-person singular simple present detoxifies, present participle detoxifying, simple past and past participle detoxified)
- To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
- As a result of this, in some way or other, unknown to us, a diminished power of oxidation results and the organism loses the power to detoxify substances absorbed from the intestine which have been present there in excess; […]1907, John Howland, “Some possible etiological factors in the recurrent vomiting of children”, in Transactions of the American Pediatric Society, volume 18, page 295
- To make something that is harmful more benign.
- We can either break as a nation or find a way to detoxify our politics.2023, Ronnie Janoff-Bulman, The Two Moralities: Conservatives, Liberals, and the Roots of Our Political Divide, page 2
Forms of de-toxify
| third-person singular present | de-toxifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | de-toxifying |
| past participle | de-toxified |
| past | de-toxified |
Questions about de-toxify
- What is de-toxify the alternative form of?
- De-toxify is the alternative form of detoxify.
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